Home gateway apparatus

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2005-11-22

2005-11-22

Edelman, Bradley (Department: 2153)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Computer network monitoring

C709S249000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06968376

ABSTRACT:
A home gateway apparatus connected to intra-home terminal devices in a home network, has external interfaces to external terminals; internal interfaces to the intra-home terminal devices; a management table memory having management information to be sent and a destination address of the intra-home terminal devices; a management information memory to store the acquired management information; and a management information control unit to send the management information to the external terminal, based on the destination address stored in the management table, after acquiring the management information of the terminal device based on the management information to be sent stored in the management table. The home gateway apparatus can freely select a sending mode of the management information for every intra-home terminal devices, by setting the management table. Therefore, the gateway apparatus having an advanced versatility can be provided.

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